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I'm thinking about going there this summer.
Any suggestions on where to go?
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Lots of tourists keeps your prices low. If there were fewer people flying to Thailand the price you pay for your plane tickets would be more. With so many tourists vying for hotel rooms there is a lot of competition and discounts can be found. Fewer tourists then fewer discounts! (Thailand does build more and more hotels which is good for tourism because that keeps the room prices low.)
Thailand is one of the most affordable destinations in Asia. Thailand is cheaper than Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Without tourist money coming in there would be fewer roads to that you can take to get to some of the "nice" things to see in Thailand. And likewise your accommodations would cost more. Tourist money helps support the parks and beaches that draws the tourists to Thailand - without that necessary money some places would be neglected.
Sure you get lots of tourists during "high season" but so far it is manageable and you can still have a good time. You have to take the good with the bad! There are lots of remote islands in Indonesia and the Philippines that tourists rarely go to if you want to be somewhere without any tourists around. You may pay an arm and leg to get to those places and have to sleep in a tent but there won't be any tourists there getting in your way!
Over 12 million tourists visited Thailand last year, most of them would probably return again. Since you are going to Thailand during the summer you will find the hotels at the lowest rates. But - there are other times of the year when plane rides may be a little cheaper though. Usually airfares go up from around June to early September when the kids get out of school. During the summer you will have either a little more rain or a little more heat than the November-February time frame. But the rain usually does not last more than a couple hours and the heat is manageable.
Helpful travel forums you can look over for hotel suggestions and other specifics.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g293915-i3686-Thailand.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forum.jspa?forumID=51
http://forum.virtualtourist.com/forum-1943-1-Travel-Thailand-1-forum.html
Start your trip in Bangkok and end it there. Don't only visit beaches! See if you can fit in a trip to northern Thailand, Chiang Mai for instance. Wait until you get to Thailand to change your money to Thai baht. You can get travel guides from your hometown library. If you are trying to go cheap pick up a Lonely Planet Travel Guide. (See above travel links for hotel recommendations - mention your price ranges for those rooms if you post questions.)
Good luck.
Lots of tourists keeps your prices low. If there were fewer people flying to Thailand the price you pay for your plane tickets would be more. With so many tourists vying for hotel rooms there is a lot of competition and discounts can be found. Fewer tourists then fewer discounts! (Thailand does build more and more hotels which is good for tourism because that keeps the room prices low.)
Thailand is one of the most affordable destinations in Asia. Thailand is cheaper than Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Without tourist money coming in there would be fewer roads to that you can take to get to some of the "nice" things to see in Thailand. And likewise your accommodations would cost more. Tourist money helps support the parks and beaches that draws the tourists to Thailand - without that necessary money some places would be neglected.
Sure you get lots of tourists during "high season" but so far it is manageable and you can still have a good time. You have to take the good with the bad! There are lots of remote islands in Indonesia and the Philippines that tourists rarely go to if you want to be somewhere without any tourists around. You may pay an arm and leg to get to those places and have to sleep in a tent but there won't be any tourists there getting in your way!
Over 12 million tourists visited Thailand last year, most of them would probably return again. Since you are going to Thailand during the summer you will find the hotels at the lowest rates. But - there are other times of the year when plane rides may be a little cheaper though. Usually airfares go up from around June to early September when the kids get out of school. During the summer you will have either a little more rain or a little more heat than the November-February time frame. But the rain usually does not last more than a couple hours and the heat is manageable.
Helpful travel forums you can look over for hotel suggestions and other specifics.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g293915-i3686-Thailand.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forum.jspa?forumID=51
http://forum.virtualtourist.com/forum-1943-1-Travel-Thailand-1-forum.html
Start your trip in Bangkok and end it there. Don't only visit beaches! See if you can fit in a trip to northern Thailand, Chiang Mai for instance. Wait until you get to Thailand to change your money to Thai baht. You can get travel guides from your hometown library. If you are trying to go cheap pick up a Lonely Planet Travel Guide. (See above travel links for hotel recommendations - mention your price ranges for those rooms if you post questions.)
Good luck.
Have you ever taking a 1 year old to the beach?
Lindsey
My son is going to be a year old on June 28th this summer. I'm planning on taking him to the beach as long as he's pretty mobile (I'm assuming he'll be walking by 1 years of age, but I could be wrong) but I'm taking him even if he isn't walking. But, my question is, how was the trip if you went when your child was around this age? Did they mind the sand? Did they play in the water? What kind of toys did you take?
Oh and how long did you stay on the actual beach before you left...or course we'll be using sunscreen for him.
Answer
We had a great time with our 1 year old.
And I'd be happy to share some of the tips that worked out best for us:
1) We got one of those E-Z Up canopies. It was AWSOME! It gave us lots of room and UVF rated shade. http://www.ezup.com/products/rec/sierra2.shtml
2) I got a little blow-up pool - small enough that I could blow it up each day, and brought that down. I filled it with water and she could sit and splash about it that. I took just a variety of toys that were water/sand safe - some shovels, boats, for her - dolls.
She wanted no part of crawling in the sand until she got distracted chasing seagulls. Then she was fine.
We usually stayed down at the beach for about 3-4 hours, then came back for a nap, then went back down. But we were with family and could leave the tent up.
We took to a sand-shore lake several times before the beach to sort of acclimate her a bit.
But each child is very different - so don't go in with too many expectations -just have fun!
We had a great time with our 1 year old.
And I'd be happy to share some of the tips that worked out best for us:
1) We got one of those E-Z Up canopies. It was AWSOME! It gave us lots of room and UVF rated shade. http://www.ezup.com/products/rec/sierra2.shtml
2) I got a little blow-up pool - small enough that I could blow it up each day, and brought that down. I filled it with water and she could sit and splash about it that. I took just a variety of toys that were water/sand safe - some shovels, boats, for her - dolls.
She wanted no part of crawling in the sand until she got distracted chasing seagulls. Then she was fine.
We usually stayed down at the beach for about 3-4 hours, then came back for a nap, then went back down. But we were with family and could leave the tent up.
We took to a sand-shore lake several times before the beach to sort of acclimate her a bit.
But each child is very different - so don't go in with too many expectations -just have fun!
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